Vistara Growth is thrilled to help finance existing portfolio company Clariti’s acquisition of CivCheck, strengthening its position as the leading provider of cloud and now AI-based licensing and permitting solutions for local governments. CivCheck is being rapidly adopted by cities looking for an entry point to apply AI to solve their most urgent priorities, including the reduction of permit backlogs to get badly needed housing built while adhering to complex and evolving codes.
Vistara provided Clariti a scalable, less dilutive growth capital facility to support a number of use cases, including organic growth and acquisitions. This has been a great partnership with co-CEOs (the searchers who bought the business) Cyrus Symoom and Jake Dancyger and its investors including Pacific Lake and Trilogy Search Partners.
Vistara is an active and dedicated lender and investor to ambitious GovTech and RegTech businesses like Clariti. Congrats to the team and our partners on this transformative acquisition and milestone.
Clariti Acquires CivCheck to Accelerate Permit Approvals with AI
October 8, 2025 – Clariti, the leading provider of community development solutions for governments of all sizes, has acquired CivCheck, the first AI plan review platform capable of supporting every check required for building permits and planning approvals.
Purpose-built for local governments by experts in plan review and AI, CivCheck has quickly emerged as a leader in the space thanks to its comprehensive review capabilities, 97%+ accuracy, and proven ability to help agencies reduce permit approval times by 80% or more. The guided AI platform is designed to augment rather than replace staff, with every AI interpretation reviewed and approved by staff for the most accurate and trustworthy results.
“This acquisition underscores our commitment to helping communities of all sizes accelerate housing development,” said Clariti Co-CEO Cyrus Symoom. “By investing in CivCheck and other AI tools on our roadmap, we’re helping agencies make the biggest impact on turnaround times with AI that enhances staff productivity at every step of the permitting process.”
Product Roadmaps and Commitments
CivCheck will remain a flexible, standalone product that can easily be integrated with any permitting software or plan review solution, and will continue to be developed and enhanced long-term.
Over the next several years, Clariti will invest millions to grow CivCheck’s engineering, product, and customer-facing teams, eventually expanding AI-assisted capabilities across the entire permitting journey.
Integrations are planned for Clariti Enterprise (coming spring 2026), Launch, and other permitting software vendors, ensuring all agencies can benefit from CivCheck, no matter what permitting platform they use.
Current CivCheck customers will continue to receive the same level of support, with CivCheck points of contact and city partnerships remaining unchanged. Clariti will also continue to work closely with its valued plan review and AI plan check partners to maintain and enhance these integrations.
Building on Clariti’s Track Record of Innovation
The addition of CivCheck further strengthens Clariti’s position as the leader in the community development space, combining Clariti’s extensive experience working with cities and counties like Los Angeles, Phoenix, and Orange County, with one of the most innovative AI companies in govtech.
“What makes this partnership so meaningful is our shared belief that governments deserve the same calibre of technology and support as the private sector,” said CivCheck Co-Founder Dheekshita Kumar. “Demand for our technology has never been greater, and with this added investment, we’ll not only be able to meet it, but redefine what’s possible by setting a new standard for how quickly and effectively governments can put AI to work – reducing permitting times and helping innovative communities across North America get more homes built, faster.”
Both companies share a mission to help governments better serve their communities with AI technology that helps staff do their work faster, and will maintain a strong focus on ethical AI development that keeps city staff involved.
Beyond CivCheck, Clariti is also investing heavily in AI, with AI document generation and AI code compliance for inspections on the company’s product roadmap.
About Clariti
Clariti helps governments of all sizes across North America achieve unparalleled efficiency and productivity with configurable community development solutions that leading governments use every day. Today, Clariti is the only permitting software vendor solely focused on community development, with a suite of products that includes two different community development platforms for large and small-sized governments, and a guided AI plan review platform. Clariti solutions are trusted by leading governments of all sizes, such as Los Angeles, Phoenix, Orange County, Tampa, Placerville, Albany, and more. For more information, visit www.claritisoftware.com.
About CivCheck
CivCheck is the only AI Plan Review platform capable of performing every check required for building permits and planning approvals, reducing overall permit approval times by 80%+. Its AI-powered tools include a pre-check portal that flags issues for applicants to fix so their submission is approvable on the first try, and an AI copilot that helps staff complete reviews faster by providing all relevant information, calculations, and codes on one screen.
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